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update Weekly Update 18 August: IPCC Report - human rights' increasing relevance in just transition
Civil society calls on U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission & investors to halt Cellebrite going public until human rights compliance demonstrated; CSOs urge Nordic Development Fund & Africa Development Bank to ensure human rights due diligence on Ugandan agribusiness project; Indigenous people seek ICC genocide investigation into Bolsonaro policies which lead to land grabs & illegal mining ; Tigyit coal power plant & mine allegedly caused miscarriages, cancers, loss of farmlands & depletion of underground water; Public Inquiry finds murder of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia linked to investigations involving big business; UN Special Rapporteurs raise concerns over abuse of migrant workers & labour reforms in Saudi Arabia; and much more
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update Weekly Update 11 August: UK brands under fire over labour rights violations
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples marked with united calls for new social contract to end “grievous inequalities” & create new social contract; UN experts urge incoming Zambian govt. to address lead pollution in Kabwe; New Peruvian govt. meets mining companies to resolve disputes & negotiates end of Las Bambas blockade; Female labour participation rate in India drops to 16% since onset of COVID-19; Spanish CSOs launch campaign calling for human rights & environmental due diligence legislation; and much more
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update Weekly Update 04 August: Solar companies respond to Uyghur Region forced labour allegations
Kenyan trade union blames recruitment agencies for exposing workers to ‘modern slavery’ in the Gulf; Report finds high risk of slavery in Canadian supply chains; Indonesian High Court acquits six environmental defenders over charges related to their protests against tapioca factory's pollution; Nauru Govt. triggers rule enabling The Metals Company to mine seabed in two years regardless of whether regulations are written; New Israeli surveillance company Paragon allegedly hacks WhatsApp and Signal; and much more
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update Weekly Update 28 July: Rio Tinto agrees to human rights review of Bougainville mine
Report exposes impacts of aluminum production for automotive industry, incl. deforestation, water pollution & displacement of communities; Companies’ exploitation of natural resources in Mozambique allegedly fueling insurgency in Cabo Delgado; One death, injuries & community leader arrested as Brazilian police carry out Petrobras repossession order removing thousands occupying unused land; Rockhopper Exploration sues Italian Govt. using ISDS to claim USD 275 million in damages after new oil drilling banned near Adriatic coast; and much more
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update Weekly Update 21 July: NSO spyware misused against activists, politicians and journalists
New report alleges garment workers lost almost USD 12bn in wages & severance between March 2020 and March 2021; Prominent environmental activist Joannah Stutchbury killed in Kenya following multiple death threats; Pakistani coal mine company allegedly refuses to cooperate with fact-finding mission after worker's torture & death; Companies urged to protect Italian delivery and warehouse workers’ rights & uphold freedom of association, following widespread violence at protests; And much more
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update Weekly Update 14 July: Fatal fires ravage two factories in Bangladesh, leading to renewed calls for progress on worker safety
Survey finds migrant workers face exploitative recruitment practices, fees & labour rights abuse in Qatari luxury hotels vying for World Cup business; Report highlights progress & gaps in implementation of UNGPs when it comes to Indigenous Peoples' rights; 26 major tech companies face calls for improvement in digital rights; Reports highlight wage theft in apparel supply chains in India & press for joint liability of global brands.
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update Weekly Update 7 July: Guilty verdict in fight for justice for Berta Cáceres
Honduras: 5 years after murder of environment & rights defender Berta Cáceres, court finds ex-head of dam company guilty; Report alleges Primark, Nike and H&M responsible for wage theft during pandemic in their supply chains; NGOs urge DRC Govt. to enforce regional rights body’s decision to compensate victims of Kilwa massacre & prosecute Anvil Mining for alleged complicity; Timber company Samling accused of flawed environmental certification & legal threatening Borneo’s forest defenders; Norwegian KLP pension fund excludes 16 firms for links to Israeli settlements in West Bank, citing 'unacceptable risk' of complicity in human rights abuse & much more
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update Weekly Update 30 June: East Africa - Community action on industrial pollution
Concerted community actions take govts. in East Africa to court over ongoing environmental damage & industrial pollution; ITUC releases 2021 Global Rights Index ranking 149 countries on their respect for workers’ rights; Tomás Rojo Valencia, Yaqui tribal leader & Sonora water defender, found dead in Mexico after disappearance four weeks ago; Indian Court orders COVID-19 related audit of Renault-Nissan's Tamil Nadu car plant following spike in infections & workers’ protests over safety concerns; Petrochemical workers in Iran on nationwide strike allege poor living conditions, underpaid social security & low wages; & much more
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update Weekly Update 23 June: Global concerns mount over spyware abuses
Human rights groups & investors raise concerns about abusive use of surveillance technology across the globe, illustrating the need for stronger regulation; Labour rights organisations & investors condemn Boohoo’s slow progress a year after revelations of labour abuse in UK supply chain as fashion co. holds AGM; US Supreme Court limits human rights lawsuit against Nestlé and Cargill over alleged complicity in forced child labour in cocoa plantations in Côte d’Ivoire; Investor statement on human rights & business activities in Myanmar urges companies to take action to assess & address human rights risks & harms; & much more
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update Chinese Responsible Investment Overseas Newsletter Issue 14 (Jun 2021) | Bangladesh: Workers protesting low wages shot dead by police at China-backed Banshkhali Coal Power Plant
Bangladesh: Workers protesting low wages shot dead by police at China-backed Banshkhali Coal Power Plant; Myanmar: Chinese power projects face complex situation; cross-border crime and illegal rare earth mines fueled in chaos sparked by military coup
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